fall was on full display inside the York Ice Arena as 14 Texas Roadhouse butchers were bundled up and carefully carving their way to the prize during the Qualifier Meat Cutting Challenge.

A butcher is very different from a meat cutter and a master butcher is considered the apex of the profession. “There is quite a lot of training to do to become a butcher,” Dudley said.

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It helps to have a basic idea of what you might want—the cut of meat, an approximate size, or at least what you plan to do with it. But when in doubt, butchers are generally happy to answer ...